📅 2023-01-02 — Session: Developed Bash Scripts for Git Automation

🕒 23:35–23:55
🏷️ Labels: Bash Scripting, Git Automation, Gedit, Linux Terminal
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to enhance productivity by creating bash scripts to automate Git operations across multiple repositories.

Key Activities

  • Commenting and Uncommenting in Gedit: Reviewed methods to toggle comments in Gedit using menu options and keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + /).
  • Setting Repository Name: Learned how to set the reponame variable using basename in Linux and shell scripts.
  • Retrieving Git Directory Name: Explored commands to get the top-level directory name of a Git repository for use in scripts.
  • Bash Script Development: Created a bash script to automate updating Git repositories by reading directory paths, performing Git operations, and committing changes.

Achievements

  • Developed a comprehensive bash script for automating Git operations, including navigating directories, checking for changes, and executing pull, add, commit, and push commands.

Pending Tasks

  • Test the developed scripts in various environments to ensure robustness and compatibility.